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Board approves purchase of two vaccine refrigerators from expiring grants
Summary
Graham County approved the purchase of two vaccine refrigerators to be purchased with expiring COVID-19 grant funds; the health department said the units will be stored until needed and will include data loggers and alarms to monitor temperature.
The Graham County Board of Supervisors voted March 17 to approve the purchase of two unbudgeted capital vaccine refrigerators, to be paid from expiring COVID-19 grant funds.
Brian Douglas of the Graham County Health Department told the board that several COVID-19 grants expire at the end of the fiscal year in June and that one of those grants allows purchase of vaccine refrigerators and freezers. He said county vaccine refrigerators typically last about six to eight years; the department's current units are five and six years old. Douglas said the new units likely will be stored until needed.
Douglas described the equipment's temperature controls and monitoring: the refrigerators maintain a 36'F to 46'F window; alarms will send emails and text messages if temperatures go outside that range; and data loggers will record temperature readings every 15 minutes.
A board member moved and another seconded the motion to approve the purchase. The board approved the motion by voice vote.
The board recorded no roll-call tally in the public transcript. County officials said they view the purchases as prudent preparation while grant funding is available.
